Years of warnings by health officials and grim news on the bathroom scale appear to finally be having an impact on the nation's eating habits. While there is no sign the high level of obesity has fallen, Americans say they are consuming fewer calories and cutting back on fast food, cholesterol and fat.

Working-age adults consumed an average of 118 fewer calories a day in the 2009-10 period than four years earlier, according to a study released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Americans also reported eating...

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Americans are beginning to consume fewer calories and eat at home more often, according to a government study that suggests the nation's diet is taking a slightly healthier turn. Peter Landers reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.